HOT SPOTS: TARGETING OUR WORK
Recognizing that eight counties spread thousands of miles and cover millions of
people, we contracted with the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) to help us identify
where all 6 child health priority areas intersect with one another at the zip code level.
This heightened level of analysis allows us to better target where resources can be
leveraged to address the identified child health priority areas.
The Colorado Health Institute created the child health severity index to illustrate
where all six child health priorities overlapped at the zip code level. In the creation
of the index, each of the six health needs represents an equal percent of the overall
score. Further, within the index, a score of 10 represents the highest need across
all health indicators.